Delicate whisper
of Autumn’s steady advance
time to button up.
by Scooj
One of my early haiku which I still rather like. I am mindful of it as we transition from Winter into Spring. First published on 5 September 2015.
Month: March 2017
665. Picton Street (2)
This is another photograph that goes back a fair old way, but I am glad to say the building has remained unaltered. This is what the front of a house looks like when the owner is a hugely talented designer…I am of course referring to Alex Lucas whose pieces can be found all around the Montpelier area of Bristol.
The building, which doubles up as a little shop, is a famous landmark in Montpelier and features dozens of floral patterns and little birds. It is reminiscent of Victorian wallpaper, with a modern twist. I have just noticed that there appears to be a ghost of ‘Smilie’ in the reflection of the window…or maybe I am just seeing things.
664. The Bearpit (44)
This is a really old piece (comparatively speaking for street/graffiti art in the Bearpit) that has been in my ready to publish folder for ages. It is by DNT and I think situated in the north tunnel, the one that heads off towards Stokes Croft. You can tell it is an old piece from the absence of tagging around the framed area.
It is a slightly strange and somewhat threatening piece, although I’m not sure it is meant to be. I don’t know what the M.B.G stands for, but maybe there is someone out there who can enlighten me.
Spinning plates
Too much on my mind,
balancing priorities;
something needs to give.
by Scooj
663. Magdalene Place (3)
This is another small piece by Shab that I photographed before I knew who it was by. Fortunately I keep a good archive of pictures that I regularly revisit, which is why some of my posts are a little out of date.
In this piece we see Shab’s trademark triangular patterns and a rather fetching brown eye. I think the top half of the hoarding is by another artist, but I can’t recognise who. The adjacent piece is by Mr Klue, featured in a post from some while back. Magdalene Place is a little back lane in St Pauls which often has some rather good street art, even if it is a bit out of the way.
662. Dean Lane skate park (33)
There is absolutely no stopping Laic217 at the moment, and there is more to come, I know he has just done two new pieces at the time of writing this post. This work is a character piece which plays of his theme of distortions and presents us with a fairly ugly weird face.
This feels like the visions experienced on a bad trip. Monstrous to say the least. Of all the Bristol street artists, I would say that Laic217 is the one who is developing his technique most at the moment. I’m not sure where he finds the time to do all this work, but it is fairly typical for artists to have productive phases and quiet phases, often related to work or travel.
I had a bit of trouble photographing this piece as the low sunshine was casting a shadow across the bottom portion of it. It will be great when the Summer begins as the sun tends to be higher in the sky and there are fewer shadows to ruin the photographs.
Soul searching
I left it behind
now I am looking for it;
searching for my soul.
by Scooj
Inspired
…then I picked up a
Cousteau book and remembered
my inspiration.
by Scooj
In response to my own haiku ‘Gloom’
Gloom
These constant grey skies
suck away every ounce
of inspiration.
by Scooj
661. Dean Lane skate park (32)
Now that I know that OHMS is Thelocknessmonster what should I call him in my posts? I think I will continue with OHMS, just because that is what I am used to. This was a wonderful fresh piece down at Dean Lane a couple of weeks back. Distinctively OHMS, but this time no obvious lettering.
This is a colourful abstract piece that really stands out, probably because of the palette selection. I’m not sure what the references to Emz, Egotist and Eric are other than they might be other members of The Splab Gang crew. I’m still really enjoying his work.
Natural adventures 